Memento is the story of Leonard Shelby, who is trying to find his wife’s killer while hindered by a memory loss disorder. Leonard has no long term memory after his accident, and his short term memory goes back only about fifteen minutes. He often “wakes up” without any idea where he is or why, so he leaves himself sticky notes. The film has two converging story lines, one told in black and white and in chronological order, the other in color and in reverse order. They all come together masterfully at the end.

This just blows my mind

Here you see the plot of Memento charted out in parallel, and here is a link to a version you can actually read. As I mentioned before, I am in awe. It is the most creative movie structure I have ever seen, and I remain mesmerized by it today. That’s why I wish I had written it.

Hello!

This book tells the incredible true story of Felix "Bush" Breazeale, a feared hermit who attracted ten thousand strangers to the funeral he held while still alive in 1938. It is the true story that inspired my 2010 film Get Low.

I had begun researching Get Low as an outsider, a New Yorker married into a skeptical East Tennessee family. By the time Get Low arrived in theaters ten years later, I had earned their trust. They opened doors that allowed me to finally learn why Bush had his funeral while he was still alive, and why so many people came. I found the moving story of a man trapped by his culture and past, desperate to rewrite his life's story before it was too late. Uncle Bush's Live Funeral shows that any outcast can find acceptance, and any label can be overcome, available now by clicking on the picture above.